Um....Well the books DO get kids to read them and become fascinated by reading them. And you say you never snacked on rat poison nor the heroine. But by knowing other people who may have had it spill into their food or by knowing former or current drug addicts you can see how those are both horrendus things. Reading Harry Potter will no more be harmful than the Bible. Hell if history says anything it will be LESS harmful. There is no comparison to Harry Potter and gang rape. Gang rape will have lasting effects on the victim who will always feel some shame and pain.